The In-Game Team Review Thread

[SharKing]

Triple-post alert!

Typhlosion could work, but Infernape's faster, and it's strong in both spectrums, Physical and Special.

[Slenderman]

Alright. I'll stick with infernape then.

[Data-Roxas]

You're forgetting Selfdestruct and Explosion.

fair enough, but those knock out their user, hyper beam and giga impact just stall their user for a turn

[SharKing]

A turn in which the foe can either set up on you or revenge-kill our Pokemon.

[Data-Roxas]

touche. but explosion/self destruct can miss (hyper beam and giga impact can too, i know) and they automatically knock you out, whereas hyper beam and giga impact only stall if they hit

[Cheesus Is Lord]

Explosion and Selfdestruct can't miss unless the opponent's evasion / user's accuracy have been reduced. Hyper Beam gives a free turn for setup or switching to a counter, after which your team could be destroyed. Explosion / Selfdestruct, unlike Hyper Beam variants, are almost guaranteed to KO, meaning you're at least even. If you do it from low health (where you would die anyway), you can take out one extra Pokemon. The next turn, you are free to bring in whatever, so they don't have that extra turn.

Explosion / STAB Selfdestruct are competitively viable. Hyper Beam variants are not. However, this is the in-game thread, and therefore Hyper Beam is better for brute force since your Pokemon aren't healed at the end of every fight. Though keep in mind that the Battle Tower and pals should be approached from a competitive mindset.

[Data-Roxas]

touche, good point, i had only been thinking in terms of the in-game battles part

[RedMoogleXIII]

Pokemon Battle Revolution

Stargazer Colosseum
Master's Battle Round 8

My Team
Palkia (Hasty)
6 HP / 252 SP ATK / 252 Speed
Lustrous Orb
Spacial Rend / Surf / Thunder / Aqua Tail

Kyogre (Timid)
Leftovers
6 HP / 252 SP ATK / 252 Speed
Calm Mind / Surf / Thunder / Ice Beam

Mewtwo (Timid)
6 HP / 252 Sp ATK / 252 Speed
Expert Belt
Thunderbolt / Aura Sphere / Calm Mind / Ice Beam

Latios (Timid)
6 HP / 252 Sp ATK / 252 Speed
Soul Dew
Draco Meteor / Grass Knot / Calm Mind / Recover

Shaymin (Timid)
6 HP / 252 SP ATK / 252 Speed
Lum Berry
Earth Power / Seed Flare / Air Slash / Grass Knot

Zapdos (Timid)
6 HP / 252 SP ATK / 252 Speed
Choice Scarf
Thunder / Signal Beam /Hidden Power Grass / Heat Wave


I know my Latios needs work, but he barely gets sent out and have been thinking of replacing MewTwo's Calm Mind with Shadow Ball.

Just Round 8 of this Masters Battle is EVIL.

[Data-Roxas]

nice utilization of movesets, Moogle, the only things i would change is to exchange Kyogre's Calm Mind with Rest, and Surf with Water Spout, and to finally exchange leftovers for a Chesto Berry (to give it, effectively, a full restore effect, and in the case of water spout, to take advantage of it the following turn). However, i see no problems with your current sets, so this is simply an idle suggestion.

[RedMoogleXIII]

nice utilization of movesets, Moogle, the only things i would change is to exchange Kyogre's Calm Mind with Rest, and Surf with Water Spout, and to finally exchange leftovers for a Chesto Berry (to give it, effectively, a full restore effect, and in the case of water spout, to take advantage of it the following turn). However, i see no problems with your current sets, so this is simply an idle suggestion.

Thanks a lot. I managed to get though using a different Latios with Dragon Pulse and giving it Shadow Ball over Recover and replacing MewTwo's Calm Mind with Shadow Ball.

Was my best run ever as usually as I move up the ranks I loose one of more pokemon, but in the first and 3rd battles I didn't get any of my pokemon KOed. The usually Trick Room team was nothing with Grass Knot and Signal Beam to fall back on to destroy Slowbro and Slowking when they have out a Lightingrod pokemon to protect those two.

[Data-Roxas]

hey, anyone want to battle?

[coolking503]

hey, anyone want to battle?

that goes here

[Data-Roxas]

okay. sorry.

[Antoshi]

Mismagius Lv. 64
@ Spell Tag
Levitate
Quirky Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Will-O-Wisp
- Shadow Ball
- Dark Pulse

Garchomp Lv. 62
@ Dragon Fang
Sand Veil
Quiet Nature
- Earthquake
- Flamethrower
- Swords Dance
- Outrage

Bronzong Lv. 61
@ Quick Claw
Levitate
Hasty Nature
- Psychic
- Charge Beam
- Signal Beam
- Iron Head

Luxray Lv. 62
@ Magnet
Intimidate
Serious Nature
- Magnet Rise
- Spark
- Thunder Wave
- Ice Fang

Typhlosion Lv. 62
@ Wise Glasses
Blaze
Quiet Nature
- Lava Plume
- Flamethrower
- Focus Blast
- Rollout

Empoleon Lv. 63
@ Wave Incense
Torrent
Quiet Nature
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Flash Cannon
- Grass Knot



So... This is my team. I say nothing in particular since I just picked Pokemon I thought I'd like. I don't really play competitively since I realized I'm not great at strategy ever since NetBattle came out. So really I just use this team in-game. Just wondering what everyone thinks. I'm really not impressed with Bronzong like I thought I'd be, so I'm considering replacing him soon.

[Kamikazen]

Well seeing that HG/SS is coming out, you guys can rate the team I already made for the release. this is after I beat the e4

Typhlosion (Charcoal): Rock slide, eruption, thunderpunch, crush claw
Scizor (Iron Plate): Bullet Punch, X-Scissor, Light Screen, __________
Crobat (Poison Barb): Brave bird, fly, cross poison, confuse ray
Gyarados (Muscle band): Waterfall, earthquake, Dragon Dance, Ice Fang
Espeon (Leftovers): Psychic, Signal Beam, Shadow Ball, Calm Mind
Lugia: Psychic, Rain Dance, Aeroblast, Hydro Pump